Sir Percy Blakeney

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Sir Percy Blakeney is the foppish English aristocrat who secretly leads the daring rescues of the Scarlet Pimpernel during the French Revolution in Baroness Orczy’s classic adventure novels.

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Sir Percy Blakeney canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat
fictional character
hero
appearsIn Eldorado
I Will Repay
Sir Percy Hits Back
Sir Percy Leads the Band
The Elusive Pimpernel
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
basedIn England
characterTrait brave
chivalrous
cunning
foppish in public
self‑sacrificing
countryOfCitizenship England
createdBy Baroness Orczy
enemy Citizen Chauvelin
fictionalUniverse The Scarlet Pimpernel series
firstAppearance The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel, 1905)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (play, 1903)
gender male
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
hasAlias The Scarlet Pimpernel
hasSecretIdentity The Scarlet Pimpernel
inspiredGenreTrope dual-identity superhero archetype
masked avenger with secret identity
knownFor maintaining a facade of foolishness
secretly organizing rescue missions in France
language English
leads the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
nationality English
notableFor leading the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues
saving French aristocrats from the guillotine
occupation adventurer
aristocrat
vigilante
residence Richmond, England
setInPeriod French Revolution
spouse Marguerite Blakeney
Marguerite St. Just
symbol scarlet pimpernel flower
title Baronet
Sir

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Leslie Howard Steiner portrayed Sir Percy Blakeney
The Scarlet Pimpernel mainCharacter Sir Percy Blakeney
Fred Terry notableRole Sir Percy Blakeney
Baroness Orczy createdCharacter Sir Percy Blakeney
Citizen Chauvelin conflictWith Sir Percy Blakeney
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film) character Sir Percy Blakeney
I Will Repay featuresCharacter Sir Percy Blakeney
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes closeAllyOf Sir Percy Blakeney
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes loyalTo Sir Percy Blakeney
Lord Antony Dewhurst closeFriendOf Sir Percy Blakeney
Lord Antony Dewhurst loyalTo Sir Percy Blakeney
Marguerite Blakeney marriedTo Sir Percy Blakeney
Marguerite Blakeney spouseOf Sir Percy Blakeney
Marguerite Blakeney romanticPartner Sir Percy Blakeney